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Multimedia for Argumentive Research
Pets in the Classroom
Bottled Water
Killer Whales
Exploration
Sharks
Mt. Everest
Extreme Sports
Books!
Your Next Read - recommends new books for you!
What's Next in the Series? - find out what book comes next in a series you are reading
Guys Read - I know it's called "guys read", but I love the books here too
I Hated to Read Til I Read THIS - see above - a list "for boys" that everyone should check out
Scholastic.com - order your Scholastic books online - our class code = LKGFG
Northern California Digital Library
East Palo Alto Library
TeenReads.com - hands down the best website for young adult books
English Help
EasyBib - don't be accused of plagiarism! Cite your sources!
MLA Guidelines - for all your formatting questions
Fun Stuff
Shmoop - Schmoop is all kinds of amazing, with homework help written by PhD students at Stanford, Harvard, and Berkeley
Visuwords - online graphical dictionary
Wordia - a video dictionary (anyone can upload videos!)
Save the Words! - An interactive site of challenging and unusual words to 'adopt'.
Free Rice - a vocab game to raise money to send food to 3rd world countries. Similarly, check out Free Flour
Poetry Daily
Pun of the Day
“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You're on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who'll decide where to go...” ― Dr. Seuss, Oh, the Places You'll Go!
Multimedia for Argumentive Research
Pets in the Classroom
- Martha Stuart's "The Story The importance of Pets in the Classroom" http://www.marthastewart.com/924378/importance-pets-classroom
- New Teacher Tips: No Pets https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfpCVh996v8
- Class Pet Animal Safety: Things to Consider https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZhw4Zq-g7M
Bottled Water
- “The Story of Bottled Water.” (Video created by “The Story of Stuff Project,” available on YouTube, March 2010). (0–2:04) http://storyofstuff.org/movies/story-of-bottled-water/
- “Good Stewards of the Environment.” (Video created by “Bottled Water Matters,” available on YouTube. Explains steps bottled water companies are taking to protect the environment.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iExU-NT-RlA
- “Most Bottled Water is Tap”—(from CNN report, May 21, 2008) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saSgpX186MM
- “Bottled Water: Always There When You Need It” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOBatcWe08c
Killer Whales
- Zoologist says orcas will decline in the wild http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/07/us/california-bill-orca-killer-whale-seaworld/
- Sea World Killer Whale Trainer Responds to “Blackfish” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VX4GRC6L07w (0–2:39)
- Ad for Seaworld: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbGoosBlRwk
- Facts About Seaworld’s Killer Whales https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fa6inwzLlA
Exploration
- Bill Nye: Why We Explore https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVZmL5UARcs
- Help Save Our Oceans: A Groundbreaking Undersea Expedition with Fabien Costeau https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xd2UExODi2k#t=57
- Let’s Talk Space” (from Time for Kids) http://www.timeforkids.com/photos-video/video/lets-talk-space-226686
- Neil deGrasse Tyson—We Stopped Dreaming (Episode 1) https://www.youtube.com/watch v=CbIZU8cQWXc&list=PL2ACC91F15D943F31
Sharks
- “Why These Shark Junkies Risk Their Lives to Tag Sharks” (ABC News)—depicts mixture of awe and fear of sharks. http://news.yahoo.com/video/why-shark-junkies-risk-lives-090251350.html
- “Sharks Too Close for Comfort?” Discovery Channel Shark Week http://www.discovery.com/tv-shows/shark-week/videos/sharks-too-close-for-comfort.htm
- “What’s More Deadly Than Sharks?” (Video from OneWorldOneOcean.com, August 3, 2013) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaqJjld6e5Y
- “Sharks: Stewards of the Reef (sharkstewards.com)” (Video created by Shark Saver, found on YouTube) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVSyol-DVh
Mt. Everest
- Mount Everest Fun Facts (by Mocomi Kids) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqkgKHu1gt0
- Climbing New Heights http://www.today.com/video/woman-set-to-make-history-on-mount-everest-431331907839
- “The Time I … Climbed Mount Everest” (Disney Channel, November 5, 2010) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dcL-PJUFRI
- “Avalanche Kills At Least 12 People on Mount Everest” http://video.foxnews.com/v/3483108771001/avalanche-kills-at-least-12-people-on-mount-everest/#sp=show-clips
Extreme Sports
- “Extreme Sports” http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/uk-now/video-uk/extreme-sport_s
- “Base Jumper On Extreme Sports Risks and Rewards” (Video clip from CBS This Morning) Base jumper and extreme skier, JT Holmes, discusses the risks and benefits of his career. http://www.cbsnews.com/news/are-extreme-sports-too-dangerous/
- “Sarah Burke’s Death: Extreme Sports Dangers” (January 1, 2012) http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/video/sarah-burkes-death-extreme-sports-dangers-15407972
Books!
Your Next Read - recommends new books for you!
What's Next in the Series? - find out what book comes next in a series you are reading
Guys Read - I know it's called "guys read", but I love the books here too
I Hated to Read Til I Read THIS - see above - a list "for boys" that everyone should check out
Scholastic.com - order your Scholastic books online - our class code = LKGFG
Northern California Digital Library
East Palo Alto Library
TeenReads.com - hands down the best website for young adult books
English Help
EasyBib - don't be accused of plagiarism! Cite your sources!
MLA Guidelines - for all your formatting questions
Fun Stuff
Shmoop - Schmoop is all kinds of amazing, with homework help written by PhD students at Stanford, Harvard, and Berkeley
Visuwords - online graphical dictionary
Wordia - a video dictionary (anyone can upload videos!)
Save the Words! - An interactive site of challenging and unusual words to 'adopt'.
Free Rice - a vocab game to raise money to send food to 3rd world countries. Similarly, check out Free Flour
Poetry Daily
Pun of the Day
“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You're on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who'll decide where to go...” ― Dr. Seuss, Oh, the Places You'll Go!